relax, don’t do it – it’s friday!

Friday links, and I’m giving you a small portion of nice, soft, digestible pudding-like fare. This week’s prescription: take ‘er easy.

First, from the annals (eh) of unintentional comedy and American overconsumption:

Or, as Lizz Winstead says, “YOU: I like to poop, but would enjoy it more if it was more complicated. ME: No problem.”

Then: Wave At The Bus – 170 days of dadly awesomeness. Truly.

Fascinating: A Worldwide Day’s Worth of Food: “In their new book, What I Eat, photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio present thought-provoking portraits of individuals around the globe and the food that fuels them over the course of a single day.” P.S. “calories for this day” – SUCH a victory over typical conversations!

Children have not always dressed, or been dressed, differently than adults. Here’s just one example. Quite relevant to a submission we have for our upcoming Fiber & Textile show.

h/t Flo for posting this on FB:

“You Just Don’t Get It, Do You?” – A Montage of Cinema’s Worst Writing Cliche from Jeff Smith on Vimeo.

You know the only thing funnier than this seven-odd minutes is the fact that as I watched I realized: I don’t think I’ve ever used, nor heard someone use, that phrase IRL. But then –

You probably just don’t get it. Do you.*

(What movies did we see here? Check out the curator’s blog post.)

And finally: thanks, Jasmine. This is kick-ass:

* I should note: besides being a great montage, at about 0:56 we’re seeing KARATE KID III which was riffed most excellently by Mike, Bill, & Kevin.

Bex G June 10, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I love that food portrait…it really illustrates that calories have nothing to do with it. I recently finished reading Nagel’s “Cure Tooth Decay,” just another book written with much of Weston A. Price’s research in mind and it’s always interesting to see all the fermented products, the breads in many other countries which are prepared by soaking/fermenting or otherwise processing the grains in a special way, the meat that is taken off the bone, etc…all of these foods providing far more in the way of minerals and fatty acids that our bodies need. Animal fats have much higher caloric content but do not come with the rancidity risks as well as anti-nutrients found in vegetable oils. And a huge deal is all of that salt.

The guy from the Salt Foundation (first name, literally, “Morton”) spoke at a press conference about the new USDA guidelines last year. It’s interesting…he talks about the current US experiment to lower American salt intake to the lowest point it’s been in the history of the world with no clear scientific evidence. In fact, Harvard showed in a few studies (that are hyperlinked from the salt foundation site) that the only blood pressure benefit in reducing salt is 2-6 points (which matters naught for pharmaceutical drugs), and in some people, increasing salt lowers their blood pressure! He talked about diabetes and ‘metabolic syndrome’, stating that with livestock, we increase the salt when we want them to eat less and decrease the salt when we want them to eat more and gain weight.

In the scientific world, it is clearly known that high salt and high fat and cholesterol diets do not result in high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Diets high in vegetable oils, grains and sugar do. In the world of politics and ideals, we should all increase our daily intake of brown rice and canola oil though and we’ll be much healthier for it.

It’s always a joy to see beautifully formed bones, facial structures and teeth as well as supple flesh and bright smiles on people who are eating kick ass meals that primarily consist of eggs, BUTTER and cheese and all kinds of fermented dairy products, lard, meat on bones, organ meats, tea with real sugar, veggies covered in real salt, bone broth soups, freshly ground and correctly prepared grains, fish and seafood and tons of fresh fruit. I especially love “The Baker” and “The Shepherd.” Awesomeness.

4 Responses

luckychrm June 10, 2011 at 9:43 am

“What I Eat”- Heifer International [http://www.heifer.org] featured this book in one of their magazines last year. I was intrigued and scared at the same time. It was surprising to see how much processed foods people in other countries are eating and how some folks might even eat 3000 calories a day as a matter of course but in the U.S. anti-obesity culture that would be a red flag for bingeing/hording. I think it is generally beneficial to get a clear look at how things go around the world.

Thx for sharing the Harper Valley PTA video. How charming to watch Jeannie’s facial expressions and body language while she sings, especially when she gets to the part about her momma “socking it to” the pta 🙂
Medrie June 10, 2011 at 2:12 pm

That textile show is going to be the best! Wish I could be there!
Bex G June 10, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I love that food portrait…it really illustrates that calories have nothing to do with it. I recently finished reading Nagel’s “Cure Tooth Decay,” just another book written with much of Weston A. Price’s research in mind and it’s always interesting to see all the fermented products, the breads in many other countries which are prepared by soaking/fermenting or otherwise processing the grains in a special way, the meat that is taken off the bone, etc…all of these foods providing far more in the way of minerals and fatty acids that our bodies need. Animal fats have much higher caloric content but do not come with the rancidity risks as well as anti-nutrients found in vegetable oils. And a huge deal is all of that salt.

The guy from the Salt Foundation (first name, literally, “Morton”) spoke at a press conference about the new USDA guidelines last year. It’s interesting…he talks about the current US experiment to lower American salt intake to the lowest point it’s been in the history of the world with no clear scientific evidence. In fact, Harvard showed in a few studies (that are hyperlinked from the salt foundation site) that the only blood pressure benefit in reducing salt is 2-6 points (which matters naught for pharmaceutical drugs), and in some people, increasing salt lowers their blood pressure! He talked about diabetes and ‘metabolic syndrome’, stating that with livestock, we increase the salt when we want them to eat less and decrease the salt when we want them to eat more and gain weight.

In the scientific world, it is clearly known that high salt and high fat and cholesterol diets do not result in high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Diets high in vegetable oils, grains and sugar do. In the world of politics and ideals, we should all increase our daily intake of brown rice and canola oil though and we’ll be much healthier for it.

It’s always a joy to see beautifully formed bones, facial structures and teeth as well as supple flesh and bright smiles on people who are eating kick ass meals that primarily consist of eggs, BUTTER and cheese and all kinds of fermented dairy products, lard, meat on bones, organ meats, tea with real sugar, veggies covered in real salt, bone broth soups, freshly ground and correctly prepared grains, fish and seafood and tons of fresh fruit. I especially love “The Baker” and “The Shepherd.” Awesomeness.
deb from p.s. bohemian June 10, 2011 at 10:37 pm

i may have said ‘you don’t get it, do you?’ this past week – on more than one occasion.

but then it has been a very out of the ordinary week –

seriously tho – the kids and i thoroughly enjoyed that montage 🙂